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225 ILCS 210/2005

(225 ILCS 210/2005) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2005)

    Sec. 2005. Qualifications for licensure.
    (a) No person shall qualify to hold a license who:
        (1) is under 21 years of age;
        (2) has been convicted in any court of a crime

punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;

(3) is under indictment for a crime punishable by

imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;

(4) is a fugitive from justice;
(5) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any

controlled substance as defined in Section 102 of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 802 et seq.);

(6) has been adjudicated a person with a mental

disability as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; or

(7) is not a legal citizen of the United States

or lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

(b) A person who has been granted a "relief from disabilities" regarding criminal convictions and indictments, pursuant to the federal Safe Explosives Act (18 U.S.C. Sec. 845) may receive a license provided all other qualifications under this Act are met.

(Source: P.A. 101-541, eff. 8-23-19.)